Ep. 229 – Freedom From Our Mental Shackles, Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 26
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Dec 27, 2024
Explore the mind's illusion through the lens of the Satipatthana Sutta. Discover how our perceptions can lead to suffering, as we often mistake impermanence for permanence. Learn about mindful eating and its ties to true happiness versus societal misbeliefs. Joseph Goldstein also highlights the nature of fear and self-identification, stressing the necessary recognition of impermanence for liberation. Delve into the contrast between worldly and noble supernormal powers, and the transformative potential of tailored mindfulness practices.
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Bird and Reflection
During a retreat, Joseph Goldstein observed a bird repeatedly attacking its reflection in a car bumper.
The bird's misperception demonstrates how easily we mistake one thing for another, even simple things.
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Hallucinations of Perception
The Buddha identified four major perceptual hallucinations that bind us to suffering.
These hallucinations distort our view of happiness and freedom, keeping us trapped in a cycle of dissatisfaction.
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Impermanence
The first perceptual hallucination involves perceiving impermanent things as permanent.
Clinging and attachment indicate we are not fully grasping the truth of impermanence.
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Teaching listeners to become masters over their perceptions, Joseph Goldstein describes the four great hallucinations of the mind.
The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the twenty-sixth part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta. If you are just now jumping into the Satipatthana Sutta series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience!
In this episode, Joseph helps listeners understand:
The latent tendencies of the mind which condition our perceptions
How basic sense impressions can be mistaken
The four great hallucinations of perceptions as outlined by the Buddha
“A good feedback for us for when we’re lost in this hallucination of perception, taking what’s impermanent to be permanent, is whenever we notice clinging or attachment. When there’s clinging or attachment what that means is that in those moments we are not seeing clearly and we are not experiencing deeply the truth of change, the truth of impermanence. We are diluted into thinking that a particular experience in some way is worth holding onto.“– Joseph Goldstein
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